Russell failed to score for the second race in succession.

Antonelli, 19 years and nine months, delivered an emphatic performance.

George Russell withdrew from the race on Sunday.

Russell will line up at the front of the grid for the third time in a row in Montreal.

But Mercedes boss Toto Wolff told the Italian to “stop the radio moaning”.

Russell will share the front of the grid with Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli, with McLaren occupying the second row.

Russell was the pre-season championship favourite but fellow Mercedes driver Antonelli has won three straight races.

The Italian clinched a third successive victory at the Miami Grand Prix.

Sunday’s race was moved forward by three hours to 1300 local time as F1 bosses fought to beat the forecast thunderstorms later in the afternoon.

Kimi Antonelli has won the last two races to lead the standings by nine points.

The contract is separate to the national broadcaster’s arrangement for taxi services, on which it spends around €45,000 a month

The contract is separate to the national broadcaster’s arrangement for taxi services, on which it spends around €45,000 a month

Horner, 52, is exploring a way back to the paddock after he was sacked as Red Bull team principal following last July’s British Grand Prix.

Kimi Antonelli won his second successive race at Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix, with Mercedes team-mate Russell in fourth.

Russell is leading the drivers’ standings for the first time in his career.

The British driver, 28, arrived for the new campaign in Melbourne as the bookmakers’ favourite.

The British driver set a new record around the streets of Monte Carlo to beat local hero Charles Leclerc to pole by 0.109 seconds.

Mercedes-Benz has confirmed that orders are now being taken for its all-new 2025 edition G-Class first models of which are now available to customers in Ireland.

The Red Bull motorsport adviser expressed “great concern” over Verstappen’s future after a disappointing weekend for the team in Bahrain.

Mercedes-Maybach, manufacturer of ultra-luxurious cars within the Mercedes-Benz organisation, has presented Irish motorists with its SL 680 Monogram Series two-seater cabriolet, described by them as "the sportiest model in the Maybach brand’s ...

Hamilton’s Mercedes career will come to an end on Sunday.

Hamilton endured a torrid weekend in his penultimate race for the Silver Arrows.

Russell took the third win of his career under the Las Vegas lights.

Championship leader Max Verstappen will start sixth on the grid in Baku.

The seven-time world champion and Mercedes have been on the backfoot so far this season.

Mercedes-Benz has launched to the Irish market its new E-Class, for over 75 years the mainstay of the Mercedes-Benz model range.

Hamilton was speaking at the federation’s prize-giving gala in Baku.

Verstappen was imperious around the high-speed corner circuit at Suzuka.